This weekend Brent will be sharing at the Illinois Baptist State Association Multiply Conference in Springfield, Illinois. He will be sharing about Rural Youth Ministry, and traits of a healthy youth worker. If you are there, stop by and say hi!
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Scripture Matters
Apparently, Rob Bell is back to some old tricks. Bell, the former pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church and now a host of a show on Oprah’s television network, recently appeared on a show hosted by Oprah Winfrey herself. In his appearance to promote his new book on love, Bell, […]
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The Truth about Fifty Shades of Grey…
This post originally appeared on the Author’s Personal Blog… A few years ago at a church sponsored event, I noticed several young ladies and women who had distanced themselves from the crowd. While most of the people stayed in a rather central location and talked, these women, ranging from age […]
Family Stuff , Homeschool , Ministry , Stories
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A Lamp Unto My Feet
This post originally appeared at the Author’s Personal Blog Finding yourself in a sea of crazy that leaves you feeling lost and groping for light switch hoping you do stub your toe on misplaced furniture and step on a forgotten toy. There is not a cup of coffee large enough […]
Christian Leadership , Ministry , Money , Student Ministry , Youth Leader Health
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4 Tax Tips for Ministers…
Its that time of the year again, Tax Time! Many people dread it, most are simply happy when it is over. In ministry, we have several unique factors to our taxes that many of us struggle with. At MinistryPlace.Net, we are here to be a help to those serving in […]
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Its all His anyway…
This morning, a friend of mine posted a news story on Facebook about some urban farming happening in North St. Louis. The story is quite fascinating how people have farmed this land for so many years, not knowing who the owner is, and happily reaping the benefits. There is a […]
Family Stuff , Missions , Rural Ministry , Stories
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4 Things I Learned Leaving Church Staff…
Its now four months since I left my last church staff position. Its been a roller coaster of opportunities and some letdowns along the way. This has been the longest gap between serving on staff at a church in 14 years. There has not been the “normal” of searching and […]
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Healthy Youth Leaders: Give it away
Youth leader, what is your passion? What is it that makes you endure drama, politics, the “mess” of ministry to week after week, pour into these students? If I had 50 youth leaders in a room and asked those questions, I would have many different answers. That is OK. God […]
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Healthy Youth Leaders: Know the times
One of the things I do is “watch people” in different contexts that what I normally live in. It has been interesting today to watch the interactions of college students to the 60+ year old cashier here at a taco bell in a college town in Ohio (about as different […]
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Guest Post From Rick Lawrence…
Editor’s Note: This post is in conjunction with the release of Rick’s new book – Skin in The Game. The following is an excerpt… Jesus Wants Your Skin In the Game By Rick Lawrence There He is again, playing a game of verbal “Battleship” with the Pharisees in the temple […]
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When The Levee Breaks
One of the things I encounter working with rural communitites is bringing awareness to the queston of “what are we going to do to reach and engage the next generation?”. The more I talk with community leaders, the more I hear a response that goes something along the lines of […]
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Healthy Youth Leaders: PRAY
I asked the following question in a room of 60 people recently. “How many of you are consistently praying for one of the other youth leaders or pastors in your community?” ONE hand. One hand went up. We have to pray for one another. It is beyond important. I have […]